By News Source Guyana on June 4, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
Almost one month after Guyanese voted in closely elections which resulted in a change of government, the outgoing Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin is calling on political parties to come together in order to advance the country’s development. On his last official visit to Guyana before he leaves office on […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News, Politics
The Government of Guyana announced on Wednesday afternoon that it has fired the Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Dr. Raj Singh. He received his letter of dismissal this afternoon. Agriculture Minister Noel Holder issued the letter of dismissal to Dr. Singh on the advice of cabinet and the dismissal took immediate effect. […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
News, Politics
The government has approved a total of $75 million to clear outfall channels and other drainage blockade in the city, Infrastructure Minister David Patterson announced today. The announcement comes on the heels of flooding in the city and along the coastlands and several parts of the country “It is our baby, malnourished or deformed, we are […]
By News Source Guyana on June 3, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The APNU+AFC coalition government has finalized its Parliamentary list and has made its submission to the Guyana Elections Commission even as President David Granger is yet to officially announce a date for the convening of Parliament. GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander told News Source on Tuesday that the APNU+AFC has identified its 33 parliamentarians but said […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2015
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Guyanese born, Canada based journalist, Shaun Samaroo is defending the payment of $16 Million to him by the former PPP Civic government for his coverage of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry. However, he is contending that the money was not for writing reports for the Guyana Chronicle but rather for the writing and publishing […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party has started to finalize its list of Parliamentarians to occupy the 32 seats it won at the May 11 elections. But PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee said he could not confirm if some of the leading members, including former Presidents Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar will make the final list. According to […]
By News Source Guyana on June 2, 2015
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The David Granger administration has decided to end the services of at least 20 persons who were employed by the former PPP Civic administration to respond to social media criticism of the government. The persons were told that their services were no longer needed at the end of May. The members of the unit, which […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
It took just one man to initiate rage among dozens of supporters of the People’s Progressive Party who were protesting outside the Guyana Elections Commission on Monday morning, as he launched a counter protest against the PPP and its claims of electoral fraud in the just concluded elections. This is the second week that the PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on June 1, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee has dismissed the concerns of former party candidate and businessman Clinton Urling about the current situation in the party and former President Jagdeo’s hold on power in the party. At a Monday morning press conference, Rohee said Urling was just a candidate for the PPP […]
By News Source Guyana on May 31, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
PPP/C candidate at the recently concluded general and regional elections, businessman Clinton Urling believes that it is time for the People’s Progressive Party to rid itself of former President Jagdeo if it is to move forward and regain its “former political prestige”. In a Sunday letter to the Stabroek News, Urling who joined the PPP […]